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April 2010

Getting to know you

It’s only my third day in Anchorage, and already I feel a mixture of triumph and guilt. Although I did get my most important resume package sent out and met with one editor, I really haven’t settled in to start much of the work I promised myself I woul…

Trans Iowa V6 Race Report: Post Race

After we arrived in Grinnell once again we downloaded a few items and headed out to the Barn where we had directed folks to go for the evening. The weather by this time was crazy. The rain was blowing sideways and coming so hard we could hardly make ou…

PR — Garmont Introduces Proprietary Tech Inserts

Garmont Tech Dynafit Inserts Improve the System

Searching for dry dirt.

So long to the warm temps!  Cold front has settled over the Front Range…and dumped about 2 inches of snow, which has already melted.  Now temps struggle to get over 60F.  Trails prior to the snow were perrrrrrfect.  Now, they are …

E-bikes from Lexus and VW

Bicycles from automakers are nothing new. Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Ferrari, and BMW are just a few of the car companies that have offered bikes in the past. Some of the designs are better than others, but usually they are really just relabeled bikes that were designed and manufactured by another company. In many cases, the bicycles [...]

Nerves

Tomorrow’s the race. To my surprise, I am not at all nervous.
No, I’m just kidding. I’m a huge bundle of nerves. But, amazingly, not quite as bad as yesterday morning.
Here’s why.
When we got into town, The Runner and I went to the Sand Hollow Reservoir, put on our wetsuits, and waded into the 58-degree water, [...]

Some Pics From The Ripper Chute

Lines on the east side of the Dana Plateau.
I’m back in Jackson for a few days before heading out on another skiing road trip. Here are a few pictures from skiing the Ripper Chute on Dana Plateau on a “rest day”. The Dana Plateau is a must-do for skiers looking to get into [...]

BSNYC Friday Cheese Plate!

Cyclists in New York City and elsewhere have been following the Patrick Pogan Critical Mass trial with rapt attention, and as you probably know by now the jury has reached a verdict. While they somehow found Pogan not guilty of assault, they did find …

First Look: GU Brews, Energy Gels and Chomps – Performance Energy

Energy on the trail is one of those things that you can never have enough of on tap. As you start to get deeper into the ride, those feet of elevation change that you were eating up several hours ago now feel like a brick wall headed straight up. For cyclists and other endurance athletes, [...]

The North Face Single Track Review

A team of reviewers looks at The North Face Single-Track, a hybrid road-trail running shoe.

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